| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 746640 | Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical | 2008 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
A novel approach to autonomous chemical sensor regeneration is explored in this paper. It involves the movement of a sensor surface into measurement or regeneration zones using low powered conducting polymer actuators. The system demonstrated the feasibility of repeatedly cycling through a measurement–regeneration regime, which in principle allows remotely deployed chemical sensors to perform simple self-diagnostics. The sensor-actuator device is shown to repeatedly switch through 120 measurement–regeneration cycles. Detection of pH-dependent colour changes is demonstrated using LED-based colorimetry and remotely deployed video cameras.
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Authors
Ciarán Smyth, King Tong Lau, Roderick L. Shepherd, Dermot Diamond, Yanzhe Wu, Geoffrey M. Spinks, Gordon G. Wallace,